Changes in lifeguard hours at Delaware Seashore and Fenwick Island state parks announced
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, August 15, 2016
Hours and locations for lifeguarded ocean swimming beaches in Delaware State Parks will change beginning next week, DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation announced today.
Delaware Division of the Arts Announces Upcoming Events Featuring the Delaware Poets Laureate
Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of State | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, August 15, 2016
THE DELAWARE DIVISION OF THE ARTS ANNOUNCES UPCOMING EVENTS FEATURING THE DELAWARE POETS LAUREATE The Delaware Division of the Arts announces six upcoming public events featuring the Delaware Poets Laureate, also known as the Twin Poets. Appointed in December 2015 as the 17th Poets Laureate of Delaware, identical twins Al Mills and Nnamdi Chukwuocha are […]
Governor’s Weekly Message: Creating Opportunities for Delaware Employers to Export and Create Jobs
Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, August 12, 2016
Wilmington, DE – In his weekly message, Governor Markell highlights the state’s efforts through its Global Delaware initiative and State Trade and Export Promotion (STEP) program to help connect Delaware companies with international markets to expand access to new customers for their products and services.
Delaware wildfire crew returns after successful trip
Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 10, 2016
Delaware’s wildland fire crew is returning to the First State after successfully battling wildfires in Colorado and Wyoming. The Delaware Forest Service dispatched the firefighters to Colorado on July 25. Their first assignment was assisting Colorado’s Bureau of Land Management on the 492-acre Milk Fire near Craig, Colorado. Next, they were sent by the Rocky Mountain Geographic Area Coordination Center to the 1,287-acre Tokewanna Fire near Mountain View, Wyoming. Finally, on August 4, they were dispatched to the 12,276-acre Whit Fire, located east of Yellowstone National Park near Cody, Wyoming.
DNREC, Chesapeake Conservancy, U.S. Navy partner to acquire property for Sussex County’s Nanticoke Wildlife Area
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 9, 2016
The state has addedd 48 acres of pristine woodlands along a tributary of the Nanticoke River in Sussex County to the Nanticoke Wildlife Area. The property features increasingly rare stands of Atlantic white cedar trees and an abundance of native wildlife, including some species of conservation concern.
